~ Meandering through a gardening life

Postcard from Chelsea: Wednesday

This is the ravishingly beautiful planting in Luciano Giubbilei’s garden for The Daily Telegraph: gold medal winner but in my opinion robbed for the Best in Show award (with respect to Ulf – actually if you’re talking objective analysis and proper assessment instead of gut reaction, it could no doubt have gone either way).

On paper I didn’t think I’d like this garden – I just don’t do minimalist – but in fact, all those clean lines and tiered hedges just acted as a backdrop for two blocks of wonderfully rich planting that totally took my breath away.

Here’s a rollcall of all those lovely, lovely flowers he’s used: take it away and do it at home (though give the plants a bit more space, perhaps ;D)

Yes I know – absolutely with you on that one. Like I say, I don’t do minimalist. But with this garden it was really the two oases of planting that got me – I thought the fact they were amid such an uncompromising sea of green highlighted them even further.Like you though – wouldn’t like to live with it (apart from the flowers).

I was amazed to find myself loving that garden. i too had the plans before hand and didn’t like. But the travertine! the travertine! SOooooooo beautifulPS absolutely love your ‘week at Chelsea’ can’t wait for Fri and Sat xx